Randolph pair arrested on drug charges in Braintree

Wednesday

Jan 8, 2014 at 12:01 AMJan 8, 2014 at 8:19 AM

Larry Anderson, 24, and Elise Beal, 27, both of Randolph, were arrested on Friday, Jan. 3.

Bob Aicardi

Larry Anderson, 24, and Elise Beal, 27, both of Randolph, were arrested on Friday, Jan. 3, after detectives patrolling the hotels on Wood Road investigated what they believed to be suspicious behavior.

According to Police Chief Russell Jenkins, Detectives Mark Sherrick and Matthew Heslam saw two men, brothers from Canton and Taunton, in the parking lot of Candlewood Suites briefly meet up with a third man from Quincy, who was also parked in the lot. A short time after their meeting, one of the brothers met up with Beal, who was observed exiting the hotel and engaged in what the detectives believed to be a drug transaction.

After the brother and Beal separated, the brothers drove off, as did the Quincy man, Jenkins stated. Additional help was requested and both vehicles were stopped on Granite Street while Sherrick, who was joined by Detective Robert Joseph, stopped the vehicle that Beal was leaving in, with Anderson at the wheel. Based on conversations with all five individuals and the alleged discovery of evidence, including almost $5,000 in cash in Anderson’s jacket pocket, both Anderson and Beal were arrested and charged with conspiracy to violate the Controlled Substances Act. Anderson was additionally charged with distribution of heroin.

According to Jenkins, after detectives received a search warrant, a subsequent search of the hotel room registered in Anderson’s name allegedly uncovered almost 100 grams of heroin, 24 grams of cocaine, marijuana and evidence of drug packaging. Anderson and Beal were then also charged with trafficking in heroin, possession of cocaine with intent to distribute and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute. The other three men were not charged and their names are not being released.